Yucaipa Thunderbirds (Yucaipa, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Valley View Eagles (Moreno Valley, CA), 8-1 in a league challenge.

The Thunderbirds now own a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Saugus for a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 18.

With the loss, Valley View falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Rancho Cucamonga (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) to battle the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 18. The Cougars enter the challenge with a record of 0-1. Rancho Cucamonga lost 29-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Yucaipa (Yucaipa, CA)